A look ahead to 2016 (schedule)
November 29th, 2015 at 11:00 AM ^
I prefer to keep my expectations in check. Let's face it, the next 2 years or so could easily see losses to both OSU and MSU each season, based on the talent gap alone. Is Brian a downer because he predicted losses in those games in his season preview? I don't think so. I'm not saying it'll always be like this, just that it'll be like this in the near future (1-2 years).
I used to put a ton of emotional energy into my Michigan fandom but with the way the program is right now, there are way more lows than highs. I purposefully scaled back my fandom in order to deal with it. Call me less of a fan, I don't care - after the MSU loss I was fine, whereas several of the friends I watched the game with were literally crying and went home, while I went out bar hopping and had a good time. I can't control it, so investing that much esteem is just an effort in futility.
November 28th, 2015 at 11:12 PM ^
Michigan should get better but all of our rivalty games are on the road. Not sure where people can say MSU won't be as good, seems like people have been saying that the last 5 years, and they are a win away from the playoffs. OSU will reload as usual, and will probably have a decent offense without any multiple QB drama.
What sucks is when you don't win those games your first year, it puts added pressure that you better win them in your second year.
November 28th, 2015 at 11:29 PM ^
We have no proven QB, no run game, no LBs, and outside of Peppers, a complete lack of playmakers. Next year could easily be 8-4. We just have no depth seemingly anywhere, and that's what makes championship teams. The dropoff between our 1st and 2nd stringers is very apparent.
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November 29th, 2015 at 1:18 AM ^
at all. Maybe not at RB, but with Urbz they won't be re-building ever. Dantonio has it rolling lately. He has a system and finds players with a chip on their shoulder and makes that chip bigger.
Dantonio is a good coach and gets his players up for big games. Losing Cook and Burbridge will be hard to fill, but Sparty will still be tough. They are NOT little brother anymore.
If our Oline doesn't improve so we can run the ball for 175 a game, we're not going 11-1 or 12-0.
I hope Taysom Hill isn't our QB. We need somone on the roster to step and be the man, someone who knows and understands what Harbaugh wants.
The road will be tough at the end of next season. The B1G needs to change the scheduling so MSU and OSU aren't both home or away in the same year.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:06 AM ^
The pressure is on to deliver next year. If Sparty can win on the road twice with deficiencies in the DBs, we have no excuses not to next year with a more seasoned group almost everywhere. Today's loss certainly hurts and makes me question whether we can - I wanted to contend this year and didn't expect to beat MSU or OSU. The season played out differently than I expected, and I'm disappointed we came up short. But I want Roses next year. If we can't catch up to Ohio in the next 365 days then damn it all.
November 29th, 2015 at 4:29 AM ^
to work with next season. It is important to find a good go to back and the OL needs to improve run blocking! Coaches need to develop or coach up the LB spot. After this season, I don't think we can get any worse at LB. We may have a tougher schedule next season but I think we can have a good season and be in contention for the B1G east division.